Sturt's desert pea

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Sturt's desert pea

Etymology

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Named after Charles Sturt (1795–1869), British officer and explorer, who recorded seeing large quantities of the flowers while exploring central Australia in 1844.

Noun

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Sturt's desert pea (plural Sturt's desert peas)

  1. A wildflower endemic to Australia, Swainsona formosa, known for its distinctive blood-red leaflike flowers, each with a bulbous black centre.
    • 2022 September 23, Besha Rodell, “Australian Floral Designs That, at Long Last, Embrace Australian Flora”, in The New York Times Style Magazine[1]:
      Innovative New York City floral artists such as Emily Thompson have long valued Australian plants, including spiky banksia, spidery Grevillea and Swainsona formosa — also known as Strut’s desert pea,[sic] which resembles a multieyed visitor from another galaxy — but local designers were raised to regard native species as mundane and overly rustic.
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